EFFLUENT SAMPLES FROM THE LARGE INTESTINE, INCLUDING THE ACENDING PART, AND RELATED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

Methods and systems are provided for diagnosis and possibly treatment of the large intestine, using samples from at least three portions of the large intestine, including sampling the ascending proximal portion thereof. Samples from the ascending portions of the large intestine were found to differ...

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Hauptverfasser: LEVITAN, Orly, MERON, Gavriel David
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Zusammenfassung:Methods and systems are provided for diagnosis and possibly treatment of the large intestine, using samples from at least three portions of the large intestine, including sampling the ascending proximal portion thereof. Samples from the ascending portions of the large intestine were found to differ in their microbial characteristics significantly from prior art stool samples and from samples taken from the descending and transverse parts of the large intestine-enabling more accurate diagnosis and possibly more effective treatment of diseases of the large intestine.